Siti Zubaidah
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Columbia
Record Label
- 1579-MB, 1580-MB
Matrix Number(s)
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Miss Julia
Performer(s)
- Malay
Language(s)
- 1941
Date Released
- 10 inch Shellac Disc
Format
- 2017022504
Accession Number
- 00:02:56
Recorded Duration
- Sound
Type
- Access permitted
Conditions Governing Access
- Use and reproduction require written permission from copyright owner(s). Processing of reproduction request may require 7 working days.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
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Ross Stuart Laird
Source
- Ross Stuart Laird Collection
Fonds/Collection
Description
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A1
Matrix No.: 1579-MB
Artist: Miss Julia
Title: Siti Zubaidah - karangan
B1
Matrix No.: 1580-MB
Artist: Miss Julia
Title: Swing Dondang Sayang - swing foxtrot
Both songs on this record were performed by Miss Julia, a popular local Malay singer. Miss Julia was born in Singapore and adopted by European parents, who named her Julia binte Abu Bakar. Although she loved singing from a young age, she only began a professional career in 1932 after some persuasion from her husband. Miss Julia, then 22, shot to fame after the release of her first record. She began touring Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, and was known as the "Sophie Tucker of Malaya" after the famous American singer.
The song 'Swing Dondang Sayang' is of particular interest as it shows the influence of jazz in Southeast Asia in the late 1930s to early 1940s.
